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internal pentagon documents show the army would have to stop bringing in equipment for overall at its maintenance depots. much of it badly in need of repair after a decade of war. the navy would shut down four of its nine carrier airwaves. once shut down, it would take the air wicks nine to 12 months to regain their full fighting cape -blgt. and that's just for the rest of this fiscal year. if the budget crisis is not resolved, a new round of furloughs and cuts would begin with the start of the next fiscal year on october 1. >> pelley: david, thank you. like we said it's not just the defense budget. every federal agency is facing the knife and we asked chip reid to fill us in on that. >> reporter: the f.b.i. says the budget cuts would require all employees, including special agents, to be furloughed for up to 14 days. jan fedarcyk is the former head of the f.b.i.'s new york field office. what do you think the top managers at the f.b.i. are most worried about? >> i'm sure they are most worried about what does this mean within the national security arena. that's probably at the top of t
internal pentagon documents show the army would have to stop bringing in equipment for overall at its maintenance depots. much of it badly in need of repair after a decade of war. the navy would shut down four of its nine carrier airwaves. once shut down, it would take the air wicks nine to 12 months to regain their full fighting cape -blgt. and that's just for the rest of this fiscal year. if the budget crisis is not resolved, a new round of furloughs and cuts would begin with the start of the...
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we get the story tonight from our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. >> reporter: they are the ultimate weapons of mass destruction. u.s. minute man missiles, each capable of carrying a 500 kiloton warhead. the person responsible was fired today. major general michael kerry, commander of the air force base in wyoming. he commands 450 nuclear tip missiles and their firing crews at three separate bases in the u.s. >> his role is part of carrying out the order we hope will never come. >> reporter: defense forces say an air force investigation found during the an official trip last summer kerry engaged in misbehavior that was alcohol-related. the air force stresses the alleged misconduct was not reelated to operational readiness or sexual misconduct. no comment today from general kerry who remains under investigation. in an unrelated tin vice admiral tim giardina was fired from his job for allegedly using counterfeit poker chips in a kas -- casino. there are no second chances. in 2007 after the air force lost track of six nuclear armed missiles flown by accident to louisiana. then
we get the story tonight from our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. >> reporter: they are the ultimate weapons of mass destruction. u.s. minute man missiles, each capable of carrying a 500 kiloton warhead. the person responsible was fired today. major general michael kerry, commander of the air force base in wyoming. he commands 450 nuclear tip missiles and their firing crews at three separate bases in the u.s. >> his role is part of carrying out the order we hope will never...
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and at the pentagon there is a comparable capability to do that. and one of the things frankly when i was secretary i said, we ought to pay more attention at the defense department to how cia handled this operation because they really have a very effective process. so, i think that's happening. i think the pentagon is beginning to develop that kind of capability. i think ultimately the more we can probably put in to the military the better because it's a much more open process. but there are always going to be the need for the kind of clandestine operation that the cia and cia alone can operate. i think we are best off if we can maintain both of those capabilities. >> schieffer: leadership it seems to me is about priorities. president obama has three years to go here, what do you think his priorities should be over the next three years? >> i want president obama to be successful. to have a legacy. and office. there are important areas where i think he has made an important contribution, but more is going 4v-pi think he's got a good legy on the econ
and at the pentagon there is a comparable capability to do that. and one of the things frankly when i was secretary i said, we ought to pay more attention at the defense department to how cia handled this operation because they really have a very effective process. so, i think that's happening. i think the pentagon is beginning to develop that kind of capability. i think ultimately the more we can probably put in to the military the better because it's a much more open process. but there are...
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but we have had two great managers, o bob gates and leon panetta managing the pentagon. this will be a time to require incredible management skills because it means reducing the pentagon budget while cutting things that should be cut and not being outfoxed by all the people who are going to want to keep programs on the hill and within the building. >> woodruff: how do you explain the big campaign against him and the second in a row after susan rice? >> well, part of the realism is less of a more of an idea logical commitment to israel and more of an effort to rebalance our position in the middle eastment i think there is some genuine element to that. i do think he is part of that he has been part of some organizations that have run articles you know about the israel lobby that have talked about an apartheid israel. so he has been associated with some people who said some reasonably inflammable things. that's not to say he believes all that i think that is at the heart of all this i do think it will be hard to get him confirmed because the republicans including graham are
but we have had two great managers, o bob gates and leon panetta managing the pentagon. this will be a time to require incredible management skills because it means reducing the pentagon budget while cutting things that should be cut and not being outfoxed by all the people who are going to want to keep programs on the hill and within the building. >> woodruff: how do you explain the big campaign against him and the second in a row after susan rice? >> well, part of the realism is...
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the process was set in motion today at the pentagon. >> not everyone is going to be able to be a combat soldier. but everyone is entitled to a chance. >> brown: with that, defense secretary leon panetta-- joined by the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey-- announced he's ending a 1994 ban on women in combat roles. >> as secretary, when i've gone to bethesda to visit wounded warriors, when i've gone to arlington to bury our dead, there is no distinction that's made between the sacrifices of man and women in uniform. they serve, they're wounded and they die right next to each other. the time has come to recognize that reality. >> brown: nearly 300,000 women have deployed over the past 11 years in iraq and afghanistan, where the frontlines aren't so clearly drawn. and 152 have died there. today's decision opens up some 230,000 battlefront positions to women, many in army and marine infantry units. commanders will have to decide whether women will be eligible for elite forces, such as the navy seals and the army's delta force. >> let me be clear-- we're not talking ab
the process was set in motion today at the pentagon. >> not everyone is going to be able to be a combat soldier. but everyone is entitled to a chance. >> brown: with that, defense secretary leon panetta-- joined by the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey-- announced he's ending a 1994 ban on women in combat roles. >> as secretary, when i've gone to bethesda to visit wounded warriors, when i've gone to arlington to bury our dead, there is no distinction...
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gallagher retired from the force when his wife was killed at the pentagon on 9/11. so you're the lead detective on this? unfortunately. look, the families of the victims should be here any minute. if there's anything i can do to help you guys, let me know. thank you. you can tell from the burn wounds that they were assaulted with an electrified object. curling iron? poker? inconclusive. they also have numerous lacerations on their bodies. slight ones near the throat, deep ones on the chest. multiple knives. the guy was creative. creatively sick. what about the contusions on the backs of their heads? they were most likely sustained during the abduction. this is a different approach than the butcher's abductions. based on rossi's profile, the butcher was a smooth-talker who lured his victims without initial physical force. yet clearly this unsub doesn't have the same confidence or finesse. he's sloppy. you're welcome. thank you. hey, colby. how have you been? i, uh, i got a job at joe's coffee. you should come by sometime. sounds good. i'm hungry. how's he doing? what
gallagher retired from the force when his wife was killed at the pentagon on 9/11. so you're the lead detective on this? unfortunately. look, the families of the victims should be here any minute. if there's anything i can do to help you guys, let me know. thank you. you can tell from the burn wounds that they were assaulted with an electrified object. curling iron? poker? inconclusive. they also have numerous lacerations on their bodies. slight ones near the throat, deep ones on the chest....
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david martin is at the pentagon. david, good morning. >> good morning. for decades, military leaders have vowed zero tolerance for sexual assault without making a accident in the problem. so members of the armed services committee want to know what's different this time and they were not pleased with the answers. >> reporter: they testify about their effort to deal with sexual assault, senator claire mccaskill was a little more than disappointed. >> i'm a little taken aback. it sounds like you are all very bullish on the status quo. just listening to your testimony from a distance. and i just want to tell you that with this senator and other senators, the status quo is not acceptable. >> reporter: she is pushing legislation that would require the military to kick out anyone convicted of sexual assault. >> we can prosecute our way out of the problem of sexual predators who are not committing crimes of lust. my years of experience in this area are telling me they're committing crimes of domination and violence. >> reporter: senator kiersten gillibrand has
david martin is at the pentagon. david, good morning. >> good morning. for decades, military leaders have vowed zero tolerance for sexual assault without making a accident in the problem. so members of the armed services committee want to know what's different this time and they were not pleased with the answers. >> reporter: they testify about their effort to deal with sexual assault, senator claire mccaskill was a little more than disappointed. >> i'm a little taken aback....
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nearly half the cuts will be to defense, the pentagon saying that $800,000 civilian employees could face furloughs, and everyone in the federal government from f.b.i. agents to meat inspectors to emergency responders could face furloughs. education funding and head start could also be especially hard hit, and we start off this morning with education secretary arne duncan. mr. secretary, thank you for joining us this morning. >> good morning major. thanks for having me. >> garrett: i know you will get to some of the implications of the across-the-board cuts, but in the recovery academy the education department received $98 billion. isn't there room in your budget, mr. secretary, to absorb some of these spending cuts and not have some of the negative effects that have been tellsed so far? >> our money all goes out to school districts. as you know, the vast majorpt of federal money goes to help vulnerable children, whether children with special needs poor children whether whether adults in college doing work study, whether our babies in head start. we don't have any ability with dumb cuts l
nearly half the cuts will be to defense, the pentagon saying that $800,000 civilian employees could face furloughs, and everyone in the federal government from f.b.i. agents to meat inspectors to emergency responders could face furloughs. education funding and head start could also be especially hard hit, and we start off this morning with education secretary arne duncan. mr. secretary, thank you for joining us this morning. >> good morning major. thanks for having me. >> garrett: i...
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he's also a tough lawyer at the pentagon. >>> josh ger steen in washington. thank you. >>> police receive add call from a sinking boat. the boat capsized wednesday morning with 15 people aboard. they were being smuggled into the u.s. from three areas. passengers can be heard screaming for their lives. >> where's the emergency? >> we're 25 miles out from south beach. shut up. we need a rescue. >> can you tell me what your gbps coordinates are? >> hey, hey. >> what's going on sir. >> we're 25 miles out. >> what happen ded? what kind of boat are you on. >> sir, hello? hello. >> the coast guard found the 25-foot motor boat seven miles from shore. 11 people were rescued. four others died. on thursday six survivors were arrested including the boat's captain and crewmen for attempting to smuggle and returning to the u.s. after being deported. >>> an investigation is under way on why teachers and students are getting very sick. bill whitaker takes a look at what's behind the health care. >> reporter: ten classrooms and a music room has been evacuated in what school o
he's also a tough lawyer at the pentagon. >>> josh ger steen in washington. thank you. >>> police receive add call from a sinking boat. the boat capsized wednesday morning with 15 people aboard. they were being smuggled into the u.s. from three areas. passengers can be heard screaming for their lives. >> where's the emergency? >> we're 25 miles out from south beach. shut up. we need a rescue. >> can you tell me what your gbps coordinates are? >> hey,...
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the 37ination has been shelved due to a pentagon investigation into e-mails allen exchanged with a civilian woman who was linked to the scandal that forced cia director david petray us to resign. allen has been cleared of any wrongdoing. president obama says allen is retiring so he can address family health issues. vic? >> jessica, thank you. general allen is a graduate of the u.s. naval academy in annapolis and was the first marine corps officer to be commandant of midshipmen. >>> off-duty cop. his extreme reaction to the arrest is now making news. and monika diaz explains. [ screaming ] >> reporter: screaming... kicking windows. [ bleep ] [ bleep ] >> reporter: and cursing. you can't see the man sitting in the back seat of this fort worth police patrol car, but it's andrew peterson. the sag november police officer -- saginov police officer resigned after allegations of abuse surfaced during his arrest let a fort worth hotel for public intoxication last month. his outbursts were caught on police dash cam video. i >> i will beat [ bleep ] >> out of control, mumbling his words be, lash being
the 37ination has been shelved due to a pentagon investigation into e-mails allen exchanged with a civilian woman who was linked to the scandal that forced cia director david petray us to resign. allen has been cleared of any wrongdoing. president obama says allen is retiring so he can address family health issues. vic? >> jessica, thank you. general allen is a graduate of the u.s. naval academy in annapolis and was the first marine corps officer to be commandant of midshipmen....
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pentagon officials say with troops being withdrawn, the building will probably be demolished. >>> the austin american statesmen says the texas house is set to approve the abortion plan. the same bill failed last month after a filibuster by wendy davis. >>> he considers it torture. comey said he unsuccessfully lobbied the bush administration to abandon the practice when he was deputy attorney general. >>> tropical storm chantelle may be breaking up but it's still a threat. it just missed puerto rico but it's expected to hit haiti and the dominican republic later today. officials say up to 10 inches of rain could fall. tropical storm warnings could be headed up to bermuda. >> ranging floodwaters tore through western china. it was so powerful it knocked down buildings and even tore a bridge. it's destroyed 300 homes and >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by k9 advantix ii. helps prevented eded eded fleas and ticks from bugging your dog. >>> spies like us. cbs news has obtained a government video. it warns intelligence officers about the changing face of espionage. you'l
pentagon officials say with troops being withdrawn, the building will probably be demolished. >>> the austin american statesmen says the texas house is set to approve the abortion plan. the same bill failed last month after a filibuster by wendy davis. >>> he considers it torture. comey said he unsuccessfully lobbied the bush administration to abandon the practice when he was deputy attorney general. >>> tropical storm chantelle may be breaking up but it's still a...
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the "washington post" says the pentagon is expanding benefits to same-sex couples. the additional benefits include access to basic facilities and groups as well as joint assignments. they do not include health care for same-sex spouses or housing privileges. >>> an apparent revenge killing after a dui crash. a texas man accused of murder accused of shooting and killing a driver while drunk. the alleged shooter killed the two young boys outside the car helping their dad when he was hit. >>> "wall street journal" reports that people receiving discount phone service have not proven they're eligible for the program. last year the government spent more than $2 billion to provide phones to americans with low incomes. >>> "the new york times" says mice may fall short when it comes to being test subjects for human diseases. a new study finds evidence that tests using mice may be totally misleading from major killers including burns and trauma. it could mean billions of dollars have been wasted chasing >>> former vice president dick chney says enhanced interrogation works, a
the "washington post" says the pentagon is expanding benefits to same-sex couples. the additional benefits include access to basic facilities and groups as well as joint assignments. they do not include health care for same-sex spouses or housing privileges. >>> an apparent revenge killing after a dui crash. a texas man accused of murder accused of shooting and killing a driver while drunk. the alleged shooter killed the two young boys outside the car helping their dad when...